JLG offers the 600 Series of articulating booms. These models feature a narrow chassis option for access to confined places. The 600 Series showcases the industry's best work envelope; 8.1 m or 26 feet, 7 inches up and over height and a horizontal outreach of 39 feet, 9 inches or 12.12 m. These kinds of machinery offer dual rated capacities of 1000 pounds and 500 pounds too. Along with a 60 foot platform height, these models would offer you with the strength and the reach capacity you need no matter what job has to be done.
To give you exceptional drive and performance on rough terrain, these articulating booms come with standard oscillating axle and optional 4-wheel drive. Giving unmatched agility and tight areas, are the 3-position switch and optional 4-wheel steer. The platform controls are better and have been redesigned in order to give more controlled operation and be smoother for job site efficiency.
Raising Safety Standards for Aircraft Maintenance
The Model 740AJ is the best machine for working on any size of aircraft. This model offers 74 feet or 22.6 m of height and more than 15 m or 51 feet of outreach. It has numerous safety features which you need when performing maintenance. The Fall Arrest platform can be included so as to enable you to exit the platform and move an entire 270 degrees around the platform within a radius of 6 feet, and continue to have fall protection while doing so.
The Soft Touch System is another optional features that would help to lessen any damage to the machine or risk of any accidental contact during aircraft maintenance. This package option provides a suspended padded rail which surrounds the platform basket. There are proximity sensors which de-activate platform movement functions and the operator is warned if the basket comes too near the aircraft surface.
Advantages
The articulating jib enables for more access and precise positioning to all external surfaces on any aircraft. This jib could be utilized in both controlled and uncontrolled areas because of steady winds, 90 mph gusts and jet blast standards of 80 mph. An optional on-board air compressor enables the use of pneumatic-powered hand tools. The Fall Arrest adds safety when performing maintenance outside of the platform.
JLG has designed a lot of of these optional features in order to make the driver as safe as possible and to improve overall effectiveness of the machinery.